Summary:
The Intake Coordinator is responsible for guiding prospective clients and families through the intake and admissions process while ensuring a positive experience and timely access to services. This role serves as a central point of coordination between families, referral sources, clinical teams, operational leaders, and revenue cycle functions to support successful admissions and continuity of care.
The Intake Coordinator helps families navigate insurance requirements, intake documentation, scheduling, and service readiness while maintaining accurate records and supporting organizational growth. This role requires strong communication skills, attention to detail, urgency, and a commitment to helping families access care.
Key Responsibilities:
Guide prospective clients, families, and referral sources through the intake and admissions process while providing professional, responsive, and compassionate support.
Verify insurance benefits, communicate coverage information, and assist families in understanding payer requirements, authorizations, and next steps.
Collect, review, and maintain required intake documentation, authorizations, signatures, and supporting records necessary for admission.
Support outreach, marketing events, referral development activities, and community engagement efforts as assigned.
Remain accountable for key performance indicators related to admissions activity, responsiveness, conversion, and client access.
Qualifications:
Required:
Minimum of one year of experience in ABA, healthcare admissions, behavioral health, customer service, sales, or a related field.
Preferred:
Skills & Competencies:
Work Environment:
Schedule & Compensation:
Values Alignment:
At Cardinal, our core values are IMPACT -
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:
Cardinal Pediatric Therapies is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to creating and maintaining a workplace where all applicants and employees are treated with dignity, fairness, and respect. Employment decisions are based on qualifications, merit, business needs, and job-related criteria, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. Cardinal Pediatric Therapies is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified applicants and employees in accordance with applicable law.
Disclaimer
This job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed in this role. It is not intended to be a complete or exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, qualifications, or working conditions associated with the position. Cardinal Pediatric Therapies reserves the right to modify, add, remove, or assign duties and responsibilities at any time based on business needs and in accordance with applicable law.
This position may require sitting, standing, walking, bending, reaching, using standard office and technology equipment, occasional lifting or moving of materials or supplies up to 25 pounds, and travel between assigned locations. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position.
Nothing in this job description creates a contract of employment, express or implied. Employment with Cardinal Pediatric Therapies is at-will unless otherwise stated in a separate written agreement signed by an authorized representative of the company.